Thursday, 22 September 2011

Carrots - fresh

Leftover

Idea & ingredients

recipe

Carrots - fresh
Carrot cake

FOR THE CAKE
200g SR flour
2 teaspoons mixed spice
200g soft brown sugar
150 ml sunflower oil
2 large eggs
200g carrots, finely grated
85g shelled walnuts, roughly chopped (optional)
FOR THE FROSTING
250g mascarpone or cream cheese
100g unsalted butter, softened
100g icing sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Whisk eggs, oil and sugar together. Sift dry ingredients in another bowl. Mix together and bake in lined 9” cake tin.
Cook 30-40 minutes at 180C/350F or until cooked through and springy to touch. Allow to cool in tin completely. Remove
Beat butter, mascarpone/cream cheese and sugar then drizzle in lemon juice to taste. Do not add too quickly or will curdle.







































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